The Carroll County School District has spent several years integrating technology into the classroom and the workplace, and one national organization has taken note – ranking it fifth in the nation among districts of its size.

What is your favorite thing about school?
“Lunch.”Who is your favorite teacher and why?
“Mrs. Payton, Ms. Betty and Ms. Janet.”What was the last book you read?
“How to eat fried worms”What was the last movie you saw?
“Underdog”What do you like to do for fun? “Play my games.”Where do you want to go to college?

What is your favorite thing about school?
“Math. I like math because it will help me to get to 3rd grade and graduate high school.”Who is your favorite teacher and why?
“Mrs. Roos, she was my first grade teacher and Mrs. Kindoll was my kindergarten teacher. Mrs. Roos is my favorite teacher because she gives us candy and lets us have extra recess. Mrs. Roos was a good teacher at math. Mrs. Kindoll is my favorite because whenever I did math and did good at it, she gave me a lot of stuff.”

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. Hometown Pizza will be hosting “Pizza for Prevention” on Wednesday, April 18, from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. The Stand Up for Carroll County Kids project will receive 20 percent of the sales for the evening. Customers must turn in a support card to Hometown Pizza when paying for their meal in order for the program to receive credit.

Anyone wanting to support this cause, should stop by the Family Ties Resource Center in Cartmell Elementary or Kathryn Winn Primary to receive a card. For more information, call (502) 732-7008.

Amanda Ashcraft and Elizabeth Mouzakitis won first place in instruction at the second annual STEM fair, held at Carroll County High School. Cassandra Southworth and Elizabeth Resendis finished in second place. Thomas Hill was the first place Technical winner, and Tim Corely won second place.

Four Carroll County High School students won awards at the Western Kentucky University history contest. Thomas Hill won silver and Joie Bieger won bronze, while Will Wallace and Kiefer McIntyre won honorable mention.

Gail Becraft, science teacher at Kathryn Winn Primary, is turning trash into treasure with the help of her Green Team, which includes 40,000 red wiggler earth worms. The Green Team, made up of two student representatives from each class, recycle nearly every bit of trash created at the school, including all leftover bread, fruit, and vegetables, which the worms eat in the school’s new vermicomposting system.